commonplace
To make a commonplace bookTo make a commonplace book.
» Space travel will be commonplace some time in the future.
Irgendwann in der Zukunft werden Reisen in das Weltall zu etwas Gewöhnlichem. — korntex
Когда-нибудь, в будущем, путешествия в космосе станут обычными. — las
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3 senses(transitive)To make a commonplace book.
(transitive)To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads.
(intransitive, obsolete)To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.
Examples
15 sentencesSpace travel will be commonplace some time in the future.
ruКогда-нибудь, в будущем, путешествия в космосе станут обычными. — las
deIrgendwann in der Zukunft werden Reisen in das Weltall zu etwas Gewöhnlichem. — korntex
His way of thinking is commonplace.
ruУ него шаблонное мышление. — marafon
Space travel will one day become commonplace.
In my grandmother's lifetime, both telephones and computers have become commonplace.
As is commonplace with young people, he doesn't care about money.
Origin
A calque of Latin locus commūnis, referring to a generally applicable literary passage, itA calque of Latin locus commūnis, referring to a generally applicable literary passage, itself a calque of Ancient Greek κοινὸς τόπος (koinòs tópos).
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Forms
commonplaces, commonplacing, commonplaced, commonplaced| Base form | commonplace · to commonplace |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | commonplaces |
| Present participle | commonplacing |
| Past simple | commonplaced |
| Past participle | commonplaced |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.